Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 22, 17 March 1893, Page 13

Commercial.

Messes Stbonach Bbos. and Morris report as follows :— Wool — The fifth sale of thia season's series will be held at the Oddfellows' Hal!, Battray street, on Friday, March 24. Rabbitflkios — Only very small lots are now coming to hand, for which there is good competition at for summer and spring skins, 7M to 14d ; inferior lots, 6d to 7ii. Sheepskins — We presented a moderate ca'alogue for Tuesday's sales. Toer« was »fu!l attendance of buyers, all lots being clearel at the following prices — Qreeu batchers' pens, Is 61 to 2s 4 i ; do lambs, Is 2d to 2* 7d ; dry ekins, pelts, 9J to 2s 3 i ; do lambs, 91 to 2d 4d ; do merino full-woolled, up to 4* 8d ; do crossbreds, up to 5< 9J. Hides — The supply, more especially of light hides, is more than sufficient for reqairemeots. Prices in consequence show no tendency towards any improvement. We quote— Prime heavy, 2^d to 3i ; medium, 2d to 2£ 1 ; light, ljd to I=[ i ; inferior, Id to Ud ; calfsk.ns, 6d to Is 6d. . * . Grain — There is no change to report in thia market. Oats— Prime milling iB Belling at Is lid to Is 11^1 ; prime long oats Is 9J to Is 10$ ; prime short feed, Isßj to 1* 9d ; discoloured, Is 6d to Is 7^d. Barley — There is not much changing hand-i at present, buyers idea of value not being by any means up to price-; asked by sellers Chaff— The market has been well suppliel with well cut oaten sheaf chaff, and aa in most cases it has been of prime quality it has met with ready sale, but prices are not so high for as those lately ruling for old chaff, prime oat ebeaf brings £2 7a Gi to £2 12s 6d ; good, £2 2s 6d to £2 7s 6d. The New Zba.la.nd Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited report for week ending March 15, as follows :— Store Cattle — There is no change of any cons quence to note with regard to the tone of the market. Store Sheep— A very satisfactory business ontinuei to be done in good crossbreds, bith wethers and ewes, and at prices showing but little difference on those lately Becured. Wool — Telegrams to hand this weak report considerable activity in the wool mirkrt at Home, and since the laatsalei 4,000 bales have been disposed of privately at prices slightly firmer thm closing rate?. Sheepskins— lnvariably a goo 1 demand is experienced for these. Country dry croisbreds, inferior to medium, brought In 81 to 3< 61 ; dodo merino, la 71 to 2« 101 ; fuli-woolled crossbreds good, 3* 6d to 4s 7d ; best, 4^ 8 J to 63 9 i ; do do merino, good, 2i lld to 3 i 6 1 ; best, 3i BJtosj 51 ; dry pelts, 2itols 61 ; green crossbred pelts, best, Is lid to 2s 6d ; extra prime, 2s 81 to 3s , medium to gool, Is 6d to Is 10J ; do do merino. 9J to Is 6d ; lambskins, best, U lOi 10 2s 6J ; medium, Is 6d to Is 9 1 each. Babbitskins — Owing to the limited supply the business done in these just now and for some time bick is not very heavy. G od summer and late spring saved, fetching 91 to 11:1 ; inferio- to good summer, 6d to B£i ; suckers and half-grown, 4 1 to 5| j per lb. Hides — The market remains steady, and m change to note. For heavy good-sonditioned, clean, and without cats er scars, 21 to 2 k 1 ; extra heavy, 2J I to 3d ; medium, l^d to ljd ; inferior to medium, Id to l£d per lb. Tallow— While the market continues firm we have no further improvement in price to report. Best rendered mutton, 23s 6d to 24s 61; medium to good, 19j to 22s 61 ; inferior to medium 14-j 6 i to 18s 6d. Rouarh fat, best mutt in caul, 14s to 14 4 6d j medium to good, 12i 6J to 13s 9d ; inferior to medium, Us to 12s per cwt. Grain— Wheat : Prime samples are in moderate r. quest by the local millers, but there are no buyers in the meantime for export. We again quote, prime milling, velvet and Tußcsn, 2s 7d to 2a 9d ;

extra prime, a shade more ; medium to good, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; inferior and good whole fowls' wheat, 2s to 2s 3d ; broken, Is 6d to Is lOd, ex store, sacks weighed in, terms.— Oats : A moderate demand exists for both local requirement and shipment, but deliveries are still limited. We quote— Prime milling, Is lOi to Is lid ; best stoat bright feed, Is 9d to Is lOd ; medium to good, Is 8d to Is 9J ; inferior, Is 6d to Is 8 1, ex store, sacks extra, net.— Barley : Best malting, 3s 9d to 4s ; medium to good, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; inferior to medium, 2s to 3 ■, ex store, Sicks extra, terms. Griss Seed— The quantity of ryegrisa seed now on hands is not by any means bulky. Best dres9ed perennial, 3s to 3s 31 ; farmers' dressed, best, 2i 61 to 2s 9J ; extra clean, 3s; inferior to medium, Is 9 I to 2s 51, ex store, sicks extra net. — Oicksfoot is still without much attention. Best dressed, nominally, 3±l to3il ; medium, 21 to 3d per lb Potatoes— Best derwents 50a to 55s ; medium 35a to 45s per ton, (ex store, sacks weighed in, net). Chaff has a fair demand but the supply is in excess of requirements, quotations for best, 47d 6i to 52a 6d ; meiium, 35s to 45s per ton, (Vx truck.) Dairy Produce— There is no change to note in the tone of the marker, the business done is limited, prime salt butter dairy made is selling in small quantities at 7d to 8d ; factory, 101 to lid per lb. Factory cheese medium s'ze, 4|d to4?d ; loaf, 5 j 1 to 6^l ; dairy made, 2 i to 4d per lb. Flax— Owing to low freight offering most of the stock* on hands have been cleared out during the past week but prices have not chinered, quotations for best, £18 to £19 ; medium to good, £16 to £17 10i ; luferior difficult to pace at £13 to £15 10j per ton. DUNEDIN HOBS 8! SVLEYABDS. MESSRS. Wright, Stephenson and Co. report as follows :— The demand at our weekly sale on Baturday was confi ied chiefly to strong harness horses and hicks, of which the most of those forward cons sted. We quote— For first-clasa draughts (ex'ra heavy), L 25 to L3O ; good or hoary do (young), LlB to L 22 ; medium do, Ll2 to Ll6 ; agsd do, L 6 LlO ; good hacks nnd tasrness horses, Ll2 to Ll6 ; medium do, L 7 tj L 9 ; light do, L 2 10a to L 5. Mr F. Meenan. King street, reports :— Wholesale price— Oats : Is 7d to Is lOd (b'^ extra). Wheat (sacks included) : Milling, 2s 61 to 2s 9J, demanl dull ; fowls', Is 9d to 2i 2.1. Ch <ff : Inferior to medium, good supply, demand dull, £1 10s 0 1 to £2 os Od ; prime up to £2 0s Od, fair demand ; hay, oaten, quality new, good, demand dull, £2 15s to £3 o<i ; ryegragg, £3 o<, of good quality. Potatoes, new kidneys, £2 Os Od : derwenti, £2 10a Od, market dull. Flour : Roller, £8 10s to £9 0s ; stone, £7 10s to £8 ss, demand quiet. Oatmeal, bulk, £9 0s ; 251bs, £9 10a to £10 oa. Butter, fresh, 7d to 9i ; potted, demmd easier, 7d for prime. Eggi, la to Is 2 1 per d zen.